Status
Success
TIP 2
Launch Time
Sun Oct 12, 1975 06:39 UTC
Sun Oct 12, 1975 06:39 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
TIP 2
The TIP 2 and 3 (Transit Improvement Program) satellites used a simplified form of the Triad 1 drag correction system. Pulsed plasma thrusters were used for drag correction maneuvers. The satellites were used operationally in the Transit navigation system. Slightly improved versions were built as Nova.
Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-5, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1975
103rd orbital launch attempt
Scout
74th mission
2nd mission of 1975
61st successful mission
23rd consecutive successful mission